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for their timber and others for their resin. The species are distinguished as the balsam fir, the silver fir, the red fir, etc. The Scoth fir is a Pinus.

. See Fir.

Anything which destroys or affects like fire.

and South America; -- called also cucujo. The name is also applied to other species. See Firefly.

Injured as by fire; burned; -- said of manure which has lost its goodness and acquired an ashy hue in consequence of heat generated by decomposition.

Fresh from the forge; bright; quite new; brand-new. Charles reade. Your fire-new stamp of honor is scarce current. Shak.

A set of fire irons, including, commonly, tongs, shovel, and poker.

A gun, pistol, or any weapon from a shot is discharged by the force of an explosive substance, as gunpowder.

One of several species of pheasants of the genus Euplocamus, having the lower back a bright, fiery red. They inhabit Southern Asia and the East Indies.

A luminous meteor, resembling a ball of fire passing rapidly through the air, and sometimes exploding.

A beacon. [Obs.] Burrill.

The Baltimore oriole.

A chimney board or screen to close a fireplace when not in use.

An allowance of fuel. See Bote.

A piece of burning wood. L'Estrange.

See Cracker., n., 3.

small European kinglet (Regulus ignicapillus), having a bright red crest; -- called also fire-crested wren.

A support for wood in a fireplace; an andiron.

A worker at a furnace or fire. B. Jonson.

A singular marine fish of the genus Pterois, family Scorpænidæ, of several species, inhabiting the Indo-Pacific region. They are usually red, and have very large spinose pectoral and dorsal fins.